# World Cup predictor (soccerball, by the way...)

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 19, 2006, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-predictor-soccerball-by-the-way/345198 "2006-02-19T13:11:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![GorillaMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/50afbb/32.png) [@GorillaMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GorillaMan)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-predictor-soccerball-by-the-way/345198/1 "2006-02-19T13:11:32Z")

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[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/spl/hi/predictor/html/football/world\_cup\_06/default.stm#](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/spl/hi/predictor/html/football/world_cup_06/default.stm#)

My predictions produced:

- Brazil the only team to get nine points
- Italy sent home courtesy of the Czechs and Yanks
- England knocking out Germany and Argentina (oooh, that’d be fun!) before losing to Brazil in the semis (have to be realistic)
- Sweden as finalists (they had a relatively easy run: Poland, Serbia, USA)

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**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2006, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-cup-predictor-soccerball-by-the-way/345198/2 "2006-02-19T16:04:36Z")

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> [@GorillaMan](#):
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> [BBC SPORT | Football | World Cup 2006](http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/shared/spl/hi/predictor/html/football/world_cup_06/default.stm#)
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> My predictions produced:
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> - Brazil the only team to get nine points
> - Italy sent home courtesy of the Czechs and Yanks
> - England knocking out Germany and Argentina (oooh, that’d be fun!) before losing to Brazil in the semis (have to be realistic)
> - Sweden as finalists (they had a relatively easy run: Poland, Serbia, USA)

Sweden in the final!? They’re dropping to Germany int he second round buddy. I can’t see Brazil losing. England could give them trouble and I think Germany if Ballack has a really really good game.

I think I’ve got one of the best quarter finals ever with England vs. Argentina and Germany vs. Holland. Predictions for high scorer? I’ll go with a dutch. van Nistlerooij is favored over Makaay recently right? I’ll go with him.